Good news from village businesses

Kristina Dinino-Jeffords, owner of The Mad Hatter Tea Room & Cafe, is featured in this month's Rochester Woman Magazine. The feature-length article does a very nice job introducing Kristina and her adorable (and friendly) tea room and cafe to readers. It even told me something about Kristina that I didn't know: she also owns The Nanny Store, which according to the article is Rochester's only nanny recruiting agency.

The village has also embarked on a new "photo album" project to help promote local businesses. They're trying to collect photos -- both old and new -- from village businesses, which they'll compile into photo albums. According to the village's Facebook page, the idea is to "help visitors know who you are, what your business looks like, and where to find you. It will also provide an interesting historical record showing how businesses have grown and evolved, and what sorts of events have taken place in the village."

If you own a village business, you should get on board. Send as many photos as you want to the village offices, and they'll create a dedicated photo album for your business, including your address on the cover.

By the way, both of these news items came from the Village of Webster Facebook page, which I see is once again being regularly updated (after a hiatus of several months). I'm glad to see someone's on the case again, and I hope that it continues. The Facebook page could be a valuable tool to keep residents informed about business news doings and community events.

Finally, don't forget! If you're reading this before 10 am on Thursday April 10, go online to the WHEC-TV Rochester Rocs contest and vote in their most recent poll, the Best Irish Pub in Rochester. Barry's Old School Irish is in the running for #1, and needs all the votes we can muster. Tell your friends, and let's put Barry's over the top!